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Ames Monument
20 miles from Laramie is the historic Ames Monument dedicated to the Ames brothers at the highest point of the transcontinental railroad. Oak and Oliver were Union Pacific Railroad financiers. The rails were twice moved from this spot further south to avoid the problems with the snow. The town of Sherman which grew from making railroad ties suffered when the railroad moved the tracks and it is now a ghost town. Granite stone was used to make the monument, gathered from natural rock piles like you see in the distance.
Ames Monument
20 miles from Laramie is the historic Ames Monument dedicated to the Ames brothers at the highest point of the transcontinental railroad. Oak and Oliver were Union Pacific Railroad financiers. The rails were twice moved from this spot further south to avoid the problems with the snow. The town of Sherman which grew from making railroad ties suffered when the railroad moved the tracks and it is now a ghost town. Granite stone was used to make the monument, gathered from natural rock piles like you see in the distance.